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Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

- Carol Ann Duffy
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Carol Ann Duffy
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Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have.

Every day is a gift with a child, no matter what problems you have.

Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen.

I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety.

My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy.

I'll be left writing picture books and fairy tales.

Ketika Anda memiliki seorang anak, kehidupan Anda sebelumnya tampak seperti kehidupan orang lain. Ini seperti tinggal di sebuah rumah dan tiba-tiba menemukan sebuah ruangan yang Anda tidak tahu ada di sana, penuh dengan harta dan cahaya.

Having a child takes you back to all those parts of your own childhood that you had hidden away.

Seperti pasir dan tiram, itu adalah iritasi kreatif. Di setiap puisi, saya mencoba mengungkapkan kebenaran, sehingga tidak bisa memiliki awal fiksi.

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Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.

Like the sand and the oyster, it's a creative irritant. In each poem, I'm trying to reveal a truth, so it can't have a fictional beginning.